FS0115

Altar of

THE SPANISH CATHEDRAL.
This Structure is the largest and oldest House of Worship in the town.
The quaint Moorish Belfry with its four bells, which are set within separate
niches, together with the clock, from a complete cross. Upon one of these
bells appears the date 1682.This was taken from the ruins of the old Chapel
outside the City Gates in which several Priests were killed by the Indians,
after which it was sacked and burned.

Description:	St. Augustine Views, By the Florida Club, The Old Spanish Catherdral
Type:	Stereograph
Identifier:	FS0115
Format:	image/jpeg
Scan Date:	December 31, 2003
Publisher:	Jacksonville Public Library
Original Date:	c 1890
Subjects:
Back:	Altar of THE SPANISH CATHEDRAL. This Structure is the largest and oldest House of Worship in the town. The quaint Moorish Belfry with its four bells, which are set within separate niches, together with the clock, from a complete cross. Upon one of these bells appears the date 1682.This was taken from the ruins of the old Chapel outside the City Gates in which several Priests were killed by the Indians, after which it was sacked and burned.


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